by - October 24, 2018 8:15 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Wednesday (Oct. 24) that Newport and Paragould have completed the Competitive Communities Initiative evaluation that aims to ensure their preparedness to successfully compete for…
by - October 24, 2018 4:41 pm
The spot price of Brent crude oil is expected to rise 2.5% to $81 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2018, but how the international benchmark price will be…
by - October 18, 2018 8:23 am
The Little Rock Port Authority was recognized by Entergy Arkansas’ Office of Business and Economic Development for receiving a Select Site certification for conducting a comprehensive review and documentation process…
by - October 17, 2018 3:54 pm
The U.S. trade gap for energy products has become narrower. In 2017, the value of energy imports was about 1.5 times greater than exports, according to data from the U.S….
by - October 15, 2018 1:00 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. has formed a joint venture with Brazil’s multi-national oil conglomerate to develop a deepwater Gulf of Mexico project that is expected to bolster the Arkansas oil company’s…
by - October 11, 2018 10:02 am
Household heating bills in the United States are expected to be higher this winter (October through March) compared to last winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The bills…
by - October 10, 2018 6:10 pm
Gasoline prices in Arkansas and the rest of the nation jumped to a four-year high this week as weak U.S. crude inventories have led to higher oil prices as refiners…
by - October 10, 2018 6:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his Democratic Party opponent Jared Henderson got a chance on Tuesday (Oct. 9) to share their visions on Arkansas energy policy before an audience of some…
by - October 9, 2018 12:26 pm
The average density of crude oil produced in the United States has become lighter as domestic production continues to rise, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Average API gravity,…
by - October 5, 2018 12:57 pm
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season produced 13 named storms as of Oct. 5, including six hurricanes, and the only storm to impact oil and natural gas production has been Tropical…
by - October 5, 2018 11:04 am
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) will welcome business leaders, utility executives, policy makers and regulators, and other industry stakeholders to its seventh annual meeting and policy conference Tuesday (Oct….
by - October 4, 2018 12:59 pm
U.S. natural gas supply and demand rose 12% in the first half of 2018, from the same period in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the first…
by - October 2, 2018 10:31 am
The density of crude oil that’s processed by U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast has become lighter since 2008 when the refineries shifted from heavier imported crude oil to lighter…
by - September 26, 2018 11:09 am
Coal, natural gas and wind are the fuels that account for the majority of electricity generation in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a Little Rock-based regional transmission organization that covers…
by - September 24, 2018 1:48 pm
Crude oil became the largest U.S. petroleum export in the first half of 2018, with 1.8 million barrels per day of exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Exports…
by - September 23, 2018 10:00 am
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. CEO Duane Highley isn’t selling much more electricity these days and he’s happy about it. Highley, who has been at the helm of one of the…
by - September 18, 2018 10:07 am
Little Rock-based transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced several western utilities want SPP to provide reliability coordination services for them starting in late 2019. SPP has served as a…
by - September 14, 2018 6:54 am
Workers from Entergy Arkansas and the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have mobilized workers to assist in hurricane relief efforts on the East Coast. Entergy Arkansas deployed 100 line workers on…
by - September 13, 2018 12:39 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy announced it has approved Freeport LNG to export up to 2.14 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG) over…
by - September 12, 2018 2:40 pm
The U.S. has moved head of Russia, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations earlier this year to become the world’s largest crude oil producer with estimated crude production at 10.9…
